Trumbo powers Angels over Rockies

Jun 11, 2012 - 1:14 AM
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Mark Trumbo smacked a pair of three-run homers
and the LA Angels of Anaheim completed a three-game sweep and won their ninth
straight road game with a 10-8 triumph over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Torii Hunter drilled a two-run shot among his three hits and added three RBI
and three runs scored for the Angels, who have won 14 of their last 18 games.

"It's funny how offense comes in waves," Trumbo said. "Recently, it seems like
every time I come up there's a situation to move somebody up or drive somebody
in. I really enjoy that because it really narrows my focus a lot more."

Ervin Santana (3-7) was touched for seven runs on nine hits and a walk in 5
2/3 innings.

Christian Friedrich (4-2) was shelled for nine runs -- eight earned -- on 10
hits and three walks for the Rockies, who have dropped five straight contests.

"He had nothing for a strike but a fastball," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said.
"He couldn't get his breaking ball over and had two badly misfired changeups
that led to five runs."

In a wild first two frames which saw four homers and 12 total runs scored, the
game was tied at 6-6 after three, but Los Angeles surged ahead with a three-
run fourth.

Hunter singled and Albert Pujols reached on an error before Trumbo launched a
towering three-run shot that just cleared the fence and Gonzalez's
outstretched glove in left for a 9-6 Los Angeles edge.

Colorado got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on Marco Scutaro's
sacrifice fly, but Santana and the the Angels' bullpen clamped down and
surrendered just a run over the final five frames.

Scutaro slapped a single to center to cut the deficit to 10-8 in the ninth,
but Scott Downs was able to get Gonzalez on a bizarre double play.

Gonzalez laced a liner back to the mound, which Downs appeared to snag. He
lost the ball on the transfer from his glove to his hand as he attempted to
double up Scutaro at first, but the umpire ruled that he did not make the
catch.

With Scutaro at first and Gonzalez not running out of the box, the Angels
turned a 1-6-3 double play. An Tracy came out to argue the call and was
ejected.

Todd Helton then popped out to end the game, giving Downs his sixth save of
the season.

Earlier, Hunter poked an RBI single in the opening frame before Trumbo
pulverized a hanging slider deep into the seats in left-center for a three-run
shot and a 4-0 Angels lead.

Michael Cuddyer's RBI double in home half preceded Hunter's two-run blast over
the wall in left-center for a 6-1 Los Angeles advantage in the second.

The Rockies, though, tied the score with a five-run bottom half as Colvin and
Gonzalez drilled a three-run shot and two-run blast, respectively, into
the rocks in dead center to knot the contest at 6-6.

Game Notes

This was Trumbo's second career multi-homer game...Colvin has hit three homers
in his last two games...The Angels plated 28 runs in the three-game
series...Los Angeles was 5-for-15 with runners in scoring position while
Colorado finished 4-for-11 with RISP.

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LOS ANGELES: 10COLORADO: 8Final

Jun 10 6:45 PM

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Marco Scutaro single to center scored Tyler Colvin with none out. Runner on first and Carlos Gonzalez due up.